Transport truck



' Sept. I B. G. CALL I 2,255,758

TRANSPQRT TRUCK Filed Feb. 15, 1940 I '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR in fall- Bnjh ti (93.54; K 7@ I I ATTORNEY j Sept. 16, 1941. as. CALL TRANSPORT TRUCK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 15 1940 I 1 INVENTOR 0 fllgdlfltll 61 (all B Patented Sept. l6, 1941 UNITED .sTA s PATENT I mssroa'r 'riwcx Benjamin G. Call, was. un et-to American smelting and mania; Company, a New York, N. Y., a corporation ot New Jersey Application February 15, 1940, Serial No. 318,991

14 Claims. (01. 214-78) This invention relates to transport trucks and more particularly to a truck oi the self-loading and self-dumping type.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved transport truck of the type above specified.

Another obiectis to provide a transport truck for use in smelters or the like which is capable of picking up, transporting and dumping loose material such as ore, fuel, flue dust, baghouse dust and the like. v I

Another object is to provide a transport truck of the above type having a compact hopper and shovel arrangement.

Another object is to provide a truck of the above type which is. so constructedand arranged that the material being handled does not contact or spill over ontothe' driving or hoisting -mechanism, v

Another object is to provide a device of the above typ in which the various parts are readily A accessible for repair and maintenance purpose's.

Another object is to' provide a device ofthe a above type'which-can be readily handled .by a single operator. y v. 4 n

- Various other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of the invention is'more fully disclosed.

Although menovel features which" are f believed to be characteristic of thisjinvention are more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto, thenature oi. the invention will be better understood by referring to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which a specific embodiment thereof has been set forth for purposes of illustration.'

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view 01 a transport truck embodying the present invention; 1

'. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.- 1 showing the shovel in position-for picking up material;

. Fig.3 is a partial section similar to Fig. 2' showing the shovel in position i'or feeding material into the hopper;

Fig.4: is a section similar to Fig.2 showing the I shovel and hopper in dumpingposition; and

, and upon'rear wheels II which are mounted by suitablev means (not shown) for pivotal movement for steering purposes. The carriage I is shown as provided witha platform It on which 5 the operator may stand. A steering wheel I! is mounted on a pedestal ll extending from the platform i5 and actuates suitable linkage mechanism, indicated at i8, by which the: rear wheels H are turned for steering. Inasmuch as the steering mechanism may be embodied in any well known form, the details thereof have not been set forth herein. It is to be understood that a suitable propelling means, suchas a motor is incorporated in the carriage and connected by l5 suitable transmission means to the front wheels I I, orto the rear wheels M, if desired, for sup plying power for propulsion. Inasmuch as the propulsion mechanism may take arrystandard form and does not constitute a part of the present invention, it has been omitted from the drawings for clearness.

In accordance with the present invention, the truck' is provided with a hopper comprising a pair of separable sections 20 and 30. The section 20 comprises an arcuate wallzl forming the front ofv the hopper and a pair of side walls 22 which are pivotally mo'untedon a rod held in ears 24 formed on a standard 25carried by the "carriage l-fl. A plate, forming the back wall of the section 20,.is mounted between the side walls'22. .7 V The section 30 comprises a wall 3| adapted to form a portion of the back and bottom of the hopper, and a pair of side walls 32. The section Y 30 is pivotally mounted. on the axle l2 by means or ears 33 which may be secured thereto ormaii form apart 0! the side walls 32; The forward The rear end of the wall 3| is bentupwardly to provide a back flange 36 which, in conjunction with the plate 26, forms a rear closure for the hopper. A rod extends between the side walls" 5 32 of the section 30 in a position to rest against the back of the plate 26 when th hopper is in closed position-as shown in Fig. 2.

' The plate 26 is shown as provided with a 'set Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken. 0f clips 4| which ar sp d fr m he'plate 26 alongtheline 5-I oi-l 'ig.-4. H I

In the embodimentshown inthedrawings, the.

truck is shown as comprising 1a carriage l0 mounted upon front wheels H which are Journalled about an axle I! carried by saidcarriage,

to form a channel in which the rod 40 is seated. .The' plate 16 and the clips II are adapted to actuate the rod 4,0 so as to control the pivotal movement of the section 30 about'the axle l2 7 aswill be described. The wall 2| or the t oFrlcE 1 25 is curved about the rod 45 as a center and the i bottom edge of the wall 2| is adapted to rest ,l upon the forward end 34 of the wall The r t flange 35 is adapted to support the weight of the f section '25 when in this position. The truck is provided with a shovel 55 having 5 a bottom wall 5| and a pair of side walls 52. The f shovel is mounted upon a pair of arms 53 which jextend between the side walls32 and the side 1 walls 22 and are pivoted about the rod 45. The 5 forward end of the wall 5| is adapted to rest upon the floor when the shovel 55 is in its lower posij tion, as shown in Fig. 2, for scooping up and re- 1 ceiving the material which is to be transported. The rearward end of the wall 5| extends closely bear a'gainstthe forward edge 51 of the standard 25 when the shovel 55 is-elevateol as shown in Fig. 4. The shovel 55 is actuated by cables 65 extending over sheaves 6| which are mounted on 2 a rod 62 carried in the standards 25 and are attached to winding drums 63 mounted upon a shaft 64 which is iournalled in the standards 25.

Suitable operating means is provided for the shaft 64'. In the embodiment shown this comprises a gear wheel 65 carried by the shaft 64 and actuated by a pinion 66 carried upon a shaft 54 and adapted to be connectedby a clutch 55 to the shaft 69 ofa motor 15. The clutch,55.may be operated by a suitable control linkage 1| connected to a hand lever l2 which is located in a Fig. 3. During this movement the arms 53- of the shovel pivot. about the rod 45 and the shovel moves upwardly about the arcuate front 2| of the section 25 of the hopper.

The upward movement of the shovel is stopped at the Point where the rollers 56 contact with the surface 51 of the standards 25. The material then falls out of the shovel into the hopper and is accumulated therein. The shovel may be held in raised position by actuation of the lever ll reaches the position of Fig. 3 with the rollers55 engaging the surfaces 51 of the standards 25.

further movement of the shovel causes the arms I 53 to pivot about the rollers 55, thereby shifting the rod 45 outwardly. This shifting of the rod position accessible to the operator of the truck.

The shaft 64 may also carry suitable brake means, such as a brake drum controlled by a handle accessible to I linkage l6 actuated by'a the operator. I

It is to be understood, of course, that the motor 15 and'the power connections for operating theshovel 55 may be of any desired type and that a specific" embodiment has been shown merely for purposes of illustration. The motor 15 may also be connected by suitable drive means, not shown, to the wheels for propelling the vehicle or the vehicle may be propelled by a separate motor as above mentioned.

A plate 55 maybe mounted on the standards in a position to shield .the hoisting mechanism 5 and the motor 15 and to prevent dust or the like from passin g through the opening between the 5 plate 25 and the wall 3| onto said mechanism.

In the operation of the above described mechanism' for picking up and transporting material,

the shovel 55 is brought into pick-up position, as

shown in Fig. 2, with the wall 5| thereof resting upon or adjacent to the floor. In this position the frontwall 2|, of the section 25 of the hopper restsupon the'front portion 34 of the wall 3| of 1 the section and is supported thereby and by 5 i the flange 35 of the carriage I5, thereby closing I the bottom of the hopper.

The weight of the section 25 serves to" hold the hopper in closed 1 position.

The truck is now manipulated so as to cause the shovel 55 to enter the pile of material to be picked up. When the shovelhas been filled, it

by lifting the shovel into the position shown in 45 causes the front section25 of the hopper to pivot about the rod 23, thereby raising the front wall 2| thereof for releasing the charge, and at the same time causes the section 35 to pivot about the axle l2, thereby tipping up the wall 3| into a position such that the material slides over this wall and is discharged. It will be noted that the two sections are thus separated and tilted in such a way that the material is rapidly and comv position shown in Fig. 3 and then lowers the shovel into pick-up position, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the above described operation the rear walls .25 and 35 of the hopper form a closure which shields the hoisting apparatus from the material being handled by the shovel. The plate forms an additional shield to prevent dust or the like from passing between the walls 26 and 36 onto the hoisting mechanism.

It will be noted that the above described device is simple and convenient in operation and may be readily handled by the workman inasmuch as the same set of controls are used both for'loading and dumping purposes. Furthermore, the truck may be made in practically any desired size according to the particular use to be made of it. It is well suited for use within plants where' the head room is comparatively low. It will be understood, of course, thatthe specific construction shown 'is for the purpose of illustration and that various changes may be made within the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising a hopper formed in sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, a shovel, means mounting said shovel for movement from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said material into saidhopper, and means actuated in response to a predetermined additional upward movement of said shovel for separating said hopper sections.

- scope of the invention as defined in the following 2. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising a hopper Iormed in sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, a shovel, a pair of arms carrying said shovel, means pivotally mounting of said shovel for separating said hopper sections.

3. A self-loading and sell-dumping truck for transporting material comprising a hopper formed in sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, a shovel, a pair of arms carrying said shovel, means pivotally mounting 5 said arms for movement from a material pickup position to a position to -feed said material into said hopper, means actuated in response to a predetermined additional upward movement of said shovel for separating said hopper sections, and a hoist including a flexible cable connected to actuate said shovel.

4. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising: a carriage, a hopper formed in sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means mounting said sections on said carriage for pivotal movement into closed or separated positions, a shovel, means pivotally mounting said shovel on one of said sections for movement from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said material into said hopper, and means actuated in response to a predetermined additional upward movement of said shovel for separating saidhopper sections.

5. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising: a carriage, a hopper formed in sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means mounting said sections on said carriage for -pivotal movement into closed or separated positions, a shovel, a pair of arms carrying said shovel, mean pivotally mounting said arms on one of said sections, means to elevate said shovel from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said 4 material into said hopper, and means carried by said arms to engage said carriage in response to a predetermined additional movement thereof, said last means being adapted to cause pivotal movement of said sections to dumping position.

6. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising: a carriage having an upstanding standard, a hopper formed in a pair of sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means pivotally mounting one of said sections on said carriage, means pivotally mounting the other of said sec-v tions on said standard, means interconnecting said sections so constructed and arranged that said sections are pivotally moved in unison to dumping position, a shovel, and means actue ated by said shovel to cause said pivotal movement of said sections into dumping position.

'7. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for having an upstanding standard, a hopper formed in a pair or sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means pivotally-.-

mounting one of said sections on said carriage,

means pivotally mounting the other of said sec- 70 tions on said standard, means'interconnecting said sections so constructed and arranged that said sections are pivotally moved in unison to dumping position, a shovel, a pair of arms pivoted to said first section carrying said shovel, 75 a predetermined further movement or said shovel and means carried by said arms to engage said standard for causing said pivotal movement 0! said sections into dumping position.

8. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising: a carriage having an upstanding standard, a hopper formed in a pair of sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means pivotally mounting one of said sections on said carriage, means pivotally mounting the other of said sections on said standard, means interconnecting said sections so constructed and arranged .that said sections are pivotally moved in unison to dumping position, a shovel, a pair of pivoted arms carrying said shovel, a hoist connected to lift said shovel from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said material into said hopper, and means carried by said arms to cause said' pivotal movement of said sections into dumping position in response to a predetermined further movement .of said shovel from the feed I position.

9. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising: a carriage having an upstanding standard, a hopper formed in a pair of sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, means pivotally mounting one oi'said sections on said carriage, means pivotally mounting the other of said sections on said standard, means interconnecting said sections so constructed and arranged that said sectionsare pivotally moved in unison to dumping position, a shovel, a pair or pivoted arms carrying said shovel, a hoist connected to lift said shovel from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said material into said hopper, and means carried by said arms adapted to cooperate with said standard to cause said pivotal movement oi said sections into dumping position in response to a predetermined further movement of said shovel from the teed position.

10. A self-loading and self-dumping truck for transporting material comprising a carriage, a

otally mounting said sections on said carriage for movement in unison to dumping position, said hopper having an arcuate front wall, a shovel having an open.disoharge end, means pivotally mounting said shovel for movement over said arcuate wall from a material pick-up position to a position to feed said material into said hop- .per with the discharge end of said shovel in proximity to said arcuate wall during said movement, whereby said arcuate wall forms a support ,to hold the material in said shovel during the movement thereof to feed position. I 4 11. A self-loading} and self-dumping truck for transporting material, comprising a carriage, a

hopper iormedin sections adapted to be separated for dumping "said material, means pivotally mounting said sections on saxid carriage for movement in unison to dumping position, said transporting material comprising: a carriage 5 Impper having an arcuafig, i a shovel having an open discharge end, means pivotally mounting said shovel for movement .over said rcuate wall from, a material pick-up position a'position to feed said material into said hopper with the discharge end in proximity to said arcuate wall during said movement, whereby said arcuate wall forms a support to hold the material in said shovel during the movement thereof to feed position and means actuated by beyond said feed position to cause pivotal moveipurpo ment of said sections into dumping position.

12. A self-dumpingtruekior transporting ma- 'j terial comprising acarriage, a hopper'io'rmed in a pair of sections adapted to be'separated; for .dumping said material, one of "said sections having 'a wall forming the back and bottom oi said hopper, the other or said sections having {a wall forming the iront of said hopper, means lifting said last wall and means actuated by said last 10 means to tilt said first wall into idumpin'g position,

' a shovel, means mounting jsaidshovelfor movement over said front wall into a'position to feed movement of said shovel beyond said feed position to actuate said first means for "dumping ses. V 1

13. A self-dumping truck for transporting ma- -terial comprising a carriage, a hopper formed, i in a-pair of sections adapted to be separated for dumping said material, one of said sections 'hav-' ing a wall forming the back and bottom of said hopper, the other of said sections havinga wall i'orming the front oi said hopper, means lifting 25 said last wall and means actuated "by said ias mans tgsaid "first wan into "dumping PO 1- tion, a shovel, means mounting-said shovel lor said material into said hopper, and means actuated' in 'jresponse to aspredetermined further 15' mo ement over :said "front wall into a 'position to'l f-iee'd said material into :satdihopper, and *means actuate'd in response to apredetennined further movement; oi-s'aid' shovel beyondsa'idteedposition to actuate said first means for dumping purposes and 'a hoistconne'cted to lift said shovel into feed'position or'dumpingposition'.

"14. A'self-dumpin'g truck for transporting-material comprising a c'arriag'e,a hopper including a vplurality of sections fde'flning' "material sup-' porting walls, means oppositely-disposed on the hopper sides pivotally mounting said sections for movement into closed or separated position and for retention by gravity' in closed position, a

shovel, means pivotally'mounting said shov'eljor movement from pick-up position 'toieeding position, over said hopper, and means actuated by {a predetermined additional movement o'iVsaidv shovel beyond filling "position for separating said sections. 4

BENJAMIN G. CALL; 

